Convert FAT to NTFS without formatting

[rafaat]

Convert your FAT or FAT32 partition to NTFS file system without formatting the drive, or even without restarting.

Works on both XP and VISTA (or 7)

Steps
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1. Go to run
2. type "cmd" and run (command promt)
3. Type "Convert X: /FS:NTFS" (x is the drive letter)
4. Follow instructions carefully
5. No risk at all if u do it correctly.

Thanks

[cRush]

why is the risk? didnt u try yet ?
kono data lose na korei drive format change! seems weird

NO risk. I'm surprised that you didnt know about this :s its written in windows help .

[Uchiha Obito]

Convert your FAT or FAT32 partition to NTFS file system without formatting the drive, or even without restarting.

Works on both XP and VISTA (or 7)

Steps
--------

1. Go to run
2. type "cmd" and run (command promt)
3. Type "Convert X: /FS:NTFS" (x is the drive letter)
4. Follow instructions carefully
5. Do at your own risk.

Thanks

Thanks
but knew this long time ago
when vista wasn't available.

[rafaat]

why is the risk? didnt u try yet ?
kono data lose na korei drive format change! seems weird

NO risk. I'm surprised that you didnt know about this :s its written in windows help .

Thanks
but knew this long time ago
when vista wasn't available.

ya i knew it two years ago.
today i changed 8 drives in a pc of my friends.
then i thot posting it here will help newbies.

ok edited the first post, no risk now

[AmareX]

Theres always some risk if you dont have backup power.

[coldfire7]

I knew it from when I first started using Win XP xD

[CvP]

Convert your FAT or FAT32 partition to NTFS file system without formatting the drive, or even without restarting.

Works on both XP and VISTA (or 7)

Steps
--------

1. Go to run
2. type "cmd" and run (command promt)
3. Type "Convert X: /FS:NTFS" (x is the drive letter)
4. Follow instructions carefully
5. No risk at all if u do it correctly.

Thanks

Theres always some risk if you dont have backup power.

also keep in mind that if possible, avoid this method.
this procedure creates hugely fragmented MFT which
can not be defragged in any way. this results
in lose of performance (comparing to a formatted NTFS partition).

[SinEater]

Now he tells me, after I have converted 3 drives....

[AmareX]

Sorry SinEater .. cant help but....

[CvP]

Now he tells me, after I have converted 3 drives....

they are still better than FAT32 drives. so no lose there. just not the highest gain.

[AmareX]

Off topic: Nice to see CvP back! Etodin koi silen?

[йЦммєя³¹]

why not use GUI (graphical user interface)
use norton partition magic

[AmareX]

There is always some risk no matter what you use. So before you do any conversion back up all of your important data. And in my opinion the best method is backup ur entire drive if possible and delete old drive and create a new one. I am telling so because once I lost my entire hdd in such process.

[desertfox]

সমস্যা হল, এইভাবে কিন্তু NTFS থেকে FAT32 তে আসা যায় না । Format is the only way to back to FAT32.

[rafaat]

সমস্যা হল, এইভাবে কিন্তু NTFS থেকে FAT32 তে আসা যায় না । Format is the only way to back to FAT32.

Partition Magic 8.0 can do it,
"Convert partitions among FAT, FAT32, and NTFS without losing data."

Why would you want to go from NTFS to FAT32 though?

[desertfox]

Partition Magic 8.0 can do it,
"Convert partitions among FAT, FAT32, and NTFS without losing data."

Why would you want to go from NTFS to FAT32 though?

আরে নাহ, আমি NTFS থেকে FAT32 এ যাইতে চাই না, Just Windows Feature কথা বল্লাম আর কি ।

[AmareX]

majhe majhe FAT dorkar hote pare like partition magic himself wont get installed without FAT

[Noob™]

What, I do have partition magic installed in an NTFS drive..